Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E) Technician

NAES•McKittrick, CA

17h•$45 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

The Instrumentation, Controls, and Electrical (IC&E) Technician at the La Paloma Power Facility is essential to maintaining plant operations by calibrating, testing, and troubleshooting key instrumentation, control systems, and electrical equipment, including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and turbine control systems. This role ensures reliability and efficiency through preventive and corrective maintenance, optimizing systems like combustion turbines, HRSGs, and electrical systems. By collaborating with engineers and adhering to safety standards, the IC&E Technician helps improve performance, reduce downtime, and support overall plant success.

Requirements

Experience working in power generation, industrial manufacturing, petrochemical, refinery, or other heavy industrial environments, demonstrating familiarity with plant operations, maintenance practices, safety procedures, and industry-specific equipment.
Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical systems, including switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), transformers, generators, protective relays, batteries, chargers, and associated power distribution equipment.
Working knowledge of instrumentation and control systems utilized in natural gas-fired combined-cycle facilities, including combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), steam turbines, emissions monitoring systems, and balance-of-plant equipment.
Proficiency in calibrating, testing, maintaining, and troubleshooting process instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration, and analytical devices using industry-standard calibration and diagnostic equipment.
Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS), and associated communication networks, with familiarity with Allen-Bradley control platforms preferred.
Understanding of combustion control systems, turbine control systems, machine condition monitoring technologies, and related instrumentation used to optimize plant performance, reliability, and safety.
Ability to perform preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities while interpreting electrical drawings, P&IDs, loop diagrams, schematics, and technical manuals.
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to coordinate maintenance activities with operations personnel, engineers, contractors, and equipment vendors to support safe and efficient plant operations.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), technical reporting, and documentation practices.
Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license and ensure it remains in good standing at all times.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Instrumentation Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Process Technology, Power Plant Technology, or a related technical field preferred.
Equivalent technical training, military training, apprenticeship programs, or demonstrated experience in instrumentation, controls, electrical maintenance, or power generation may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Responsibilities

Calibrates, tests, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs power plant instrumentation, including transmitters, analyzers, control valves, fan dampers, and associated field devices.
Installs, configures, and maintains electrical equipment, including motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), battery chargers, inverters, and related auxiliary systems.
Maintains and repairs instrumentation and control systems associated with combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), steam turbines, and balance-of-plant equipment.
Performs corrective, preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance on electrical distribution systems, including 13.8 kV and 4.16 kV switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), transformers, and protective relays.
Inspects, tests, maintains, and troubleshoots main generator, excitation, battery, charger, inverter, and associated power generation equipment.
Maintains, troubleshoots, and optimizes Allen-Bradley PLC systems, control networks, and related automation equipment to support reliable plant operation.
Diagnoses equipment failures, analyzes system performance, and implements corrective actions to improve plant reliability, availability, and efficiency.
Coordinates maintenance activities with Operations, Engineering, contractors, and other plant personnel to minimize downtime and support safe, efficient plant operation.
Installs new equipment and implements plant modifications, upgrades, and capital improvements in accordance with approved procedures, specifications, and industry standards.
Maintains, calibrates, cleans, and properly stores test equipment, calibration devices, specialized tools, and maintenance resources used in IC&E activities.
Maintains accurate maintenance records, calibration documentation, drawings, databases, vendor information, and other plant technical records.
Supports plant safety and environmental compliance by following safe work practices, identifying hazards, participating in corrective actions, and properly handling regulated materials and waste.
Assists with testing, commissioning, outage activities, special projects, continuous improvement initiatives, and other duties as assigned to support reliable, safe, and efficient plant operations.